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    Absolutely spot on gordon.
    The ten plagues by jehovah are also a direct attack on the Egyptian gods of that time.
    1. Nile water into blood. Hapi: god of the Nile

    2. Frogsa. Heket, Hekhet, or Heqt: Egyptian goddess of Fertility,Water, Renewal; frog-headed

    3. Gnats or Lice from dusta. Geb: Egyptian god of the Earth; alsob. Khepri: Egyptian god of creation, movement of theSun, rebirth; beetle-headedc. Thoth: one time considered god of magic,failed along with magicians (or priests) to duplicateconjuring of gnats or lice

    .4. Flies (gadflies)a. Khepri: Egyptian god of resurrection, creation,movement of the Sun, rebirth; beetle-headed

    5. Cattle/livestock diseasea. Hathor: goddess of love and protection; possiblyabsorbed Bat, the cow-headed goddess.b. bull cult gods Apis, Buchis, and Mneuisc. bulls sometimes considered embodiment of Ptah and Ra

    6. Boilsa. Isis: goddess of medicine and peaceb. Im-Hotep: real person turned deity, patron of wisdom and medicinec. Sekhmet: lion-headed deity of plagues, believed tobring about or prevent epidemics or pestilence

    7. Thunder/haila. Nut: Sky goddessb. Shu: god of air; associated with calm or coolingc. Tefnut: goddess of water/moisture; linked to sun and moond. Seth: associated primarily with chaosbut also thunder, the desert, and infertility.

    8. Locustsa. Senehem: possibly locust-headed, god of protectionfrom ravages of pests

    9. Darknessa. Ra or Amon-Ra: god of the sunb. Horus: sky god; sun was his right eye, moon his left.

    10. Death of the firstborna. Pharaoh himselfb. Min: god of reproductionc. Ra: god who was believed to create all thingsd. Anubis: god of the dead and embalming;Ex 11:7 refers to no dogs barking,possibly referring to jackal(or dog)-headedAnubis having no power over Israelites during this plague.

    Sources:http://books.google.com/books?id=AQhvp9qtzNEC&pg=PA120&lpg=PA120&dq=senehem+egypt+god&source=bl&ots=OqiS2wMdyI&sig=dz2pKrJtL4M2XkVIm-XkF9acz5c&hl=en&ei=ogqKTYLQGoKatweMspCLDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=senehem%20egypt%20god&f=falsewww.Wikipedia.comhttp://hubpages.com/hub/Ten-Plagues-For-Ten-Godshttp://www.egyptianmyths.net/http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.ukhttp://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/
 
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